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Proliferation is a problem if we want CVs to be played. Many actually do
not and want artwork instead. Betza was that way sometimes, frequently
saying after a several-pages article words like, ''I have not actually
tried this game but it looks pretty good.'' Swell for Betza with his
panache, but not so good for the rest of us. To combat proliferation,
different standards could be suggested. Making a CV and before posting,
think carefully first. Would you be willing to present it to a
Grandmaster, or Grandmasters, in a brief talk 5 or 10 minutes? State to
the audience whether it is Track One or Track Two. Or suppose the audience
is only the local college Chess club. I always try to word even Comments as
if someone connected to grandmasters or others of stature were listening. After all,
even GM Yasser Seirawan made a contribution, and Milan Vukevich gave
Hawaii speech ten years ago on variant fairy pieces. Think of each new CV
as being shown casually or to some extent formally to Kasparov, Kramnik,
Anand, Polger or their surrogates or spokeswomen. Then if realizing it is
not so good for an important audience, there will be some restraint in
publishing willy-nilly, or more effort beforehand. That's just one offhand idea
of new standard. More important, to be developed later, is simply finding
the precedents, the priorities, the related art for your ''new CV,'' and how to go about it.